Lecythis Family
Lecythidaceae
The Lecythidaceae comprise a family of about 20 genera and 250-300 species of woody plants native to tropical South America and Madagascar.
28 branches of this family, most-observed first
Barringtonia
genusBarringtonia
Couroupita
genusCouroupita
Gustavia
genusGustavia
Lecythis
genusLecythis
Eschweilera
genusEschweilera
Cariniana
genusCariniana
Careya
genusCareya
Planchonia
genusPlanchonia
Bertholletia
genusBertholletia
Grias
genusGrias
Couratari
genusCouratari
Foetidia
genusFoetidia
Napoleonaea
genusNapoleonaea
Petersianthus
genusPetersianthus
Allantoma
genusAllantoma
Scytopetalum
genusScytopetalum
Corythophora
genusCorythophora
Brazzeia
genusBrazzeia
Scottmoria
genusScottmoria
Oubanguia
genusOubanguia
Chytroma
genusChytroma
Rhaptopetalum
genusRhaptopetalum
Pierrina
genusPierrina
Chydenanthus
genusChydenanthus
Crateranthus
genusCrateranthus
Asteranthos
genusAsteranthos
Imbiriba
genusImbiriba
Pachylecythis
genusPachylecythis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 48165.